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Tokyo Olympics: Composer Keigo Oyamada resigns over bullying at school

Tokyo Olympics: Composer Keigo Oyamada resigns over bullying at school

By Naveel Krishant
20/07/2021
Keigo Oyamada. [Image: BBC]

A composer has quit the team creating the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony after it emerged he had bullied classmates with disabilities at school.

Old magazine articles resurfaced in which Keigo Oyamada boasted of the bullying and said he had no regrets.

After the scandal broke, the performer apologised. But the outrage in Japan has now led to his resignation.

It is the latest setback for the games, which are opening on Friday under the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement, the Tokyo 2020 organising committee said Oyamada's actions were "absolutely unacceptable".

The Opening Ceremony will start at 11pm this Friday.

[Source: BBC]

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